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View synonyms for John Q. Public

John Q. Public

noun

  1. the average or typical U.S. citizen:

    an entertainment aimed at Mr. and Mrs. John Q. Public.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of John Q. Public1

An Americanism dating back to 1935–40
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Idioms and Phrases

see under John Doe .

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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